APT AND SURPRISING ANAGRAMS XI

Can you anagram the following words into familiar words or expressions - with the given initial letters?

1. TRENCHES LEAK

L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2. PLOT IS READ AS

P_ _ _ _ _ _ _    L _ _ _ 

3. NINETY CHARIOTS

A _ _ _ _ _ _   H _ _ _ _ _ _ 

4. ALSO RAN CUT GOT IN

C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5. NOMNATES

M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6. EACH KIT OR

A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7. SIGN MY CAST

G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8. NICE LOVE

V _ _ _ _ _ _ _

HINTS:

1. Military nickname

2. Epic poem

3. Study of Greeks and Romans

4. Woo-hoo

5. U.S. state

6. Vegetable

7. Sport 

Answers:

 

1. LEATHERNECKS

2. PARADISE LOST

3. ANCIENT HISTORY

4. CONGRATULATIONS

5. MINNESOTA

6. ARTICHOKE

7. GYMNASTICS

8. VIOLENCE